FNUS73 KGID 301243
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILKENS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
743 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT TO WEST SOUTHWEST BY IGNITION TIME. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 10
TO 15 MILES PER HOUR WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 20 MILES PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE
DECREASING WITH SUNSET. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE
FROM NEAR 80 PERCENT THIS MORNING DECREASING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 2500
                    FT AGL BY IGNITION TIME...THEN EVENTUALLY TO NEAR
                    8600 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 7400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO NEAR
                    300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 9700 FT
    AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.MONDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120330.WILKE.01/GID